Robert H. King

Dr. King is an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. His undergraduate degrees are from the University of Utah and graduate degrees are from the Pennsylvania State University. He has worked in industry, for a government agency, and at a national lab in addition to his academic appointments at Penn State and the Colorado School of Mines, where he has worked since 1981. Dr. King’s scholarly work integrates automated measurement systems and modeling in variety of subject areas including mobile robotics, automated regolith handling, bat-habitat microclimates, and automated mine equipment and systems. Dr. King’s work also includes educational scholarship with development of the award winning Multidisciplinary Engineering Laboratory course sequence. In addition to learning about automated measurement systems, the courses focus on enhancing thinking maturity, open ended problem solving, self-learning, writing skills, and teamwork. Dr. King has taught over 30 different courses in several disciplines over his 40-year academic career.